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The vestibular system is not immune to chronic otitis media

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders | Otitis media, dizziness, postural balance, vertigo, vestibular function tests
It is well recognised that chronic otitis media (COM) is a risk factor for sensorineural hearing loss. Studies on the effect of COM on vestibular function have been beset by design biases. The authors designed a case control study to...
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Dizziness questionnaire and telemedicine during Covid pandemic

8 January 2024 | | ENTA - Vestibular Disorders, ENTA - Neurotology, ENTA - Otology, ENTA - Covid-19
During the initial phases of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, delivery of ENT care adapted significantly. Kaleva et al present their findings of telephone balance consultations during the pandemic with a randomised prospective study utilising a dizziness questionnaire in West...

Supporting patients with chronic dizziness and investing in vestibular research

13 September 2021 | Research & Development
The Ménière’s Society is the UK’s leading vestibular charity. Their team is available to help patients access reliable information, source a vestibular specialist or talk to someone who understands what they’re going through.

DP Medical secures DIFRA Instrumentation distribution deal for UK and Ireland

24 July 2023 | Contracts & Distributors
Leading healthcare supplier, DP Medical Systems Ltd, has been named as the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for DIFRA Instrumentation – one of the world’s leading creators of diagnostic balance disorder equipment.

Leading and managing audiology service through a social enterprise model

29 June 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult
As these things sometimes happen, our first conversations about Social Enterprise happened pretty much by chance and in our case were a by-product of discussions about a new department having outgrown the current one. The National Health Service (NHS) Audiology...

ENT in this issue...The Future of ENT (Mar/Apr19)

8 March 2019 |
Chris CoulsonENT Surgeon; Managing Director of endoscope-i E: chris@endoscope-i.com The future, predict it at your peril’, said me – just now. But despite this (rather late) warning, we have managed to commission five articles from futurists within our midst. The...

Cyclops Medtech partners with Hypatia Specialist Clinics

30 October 2021 | Company Profiles, Contracts & Distributors
Cyclops Medtech is partnering with Hypatia Specialist Clinics to provide vestibular diagnostic and therapeutic solutions throughout the United Kingdom and parts of Europe.

Paediatric vestibular evaluation

1 November 2015 | | ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Vestibular Disorders
Richard E Gans is a renowned expert in the areas of vestibular evaluation and rehabilitation techniques. In the first of two articles (see here for the second article), Dr Gans gives an overview of the approach he and his team...

AAA 2025 + Hear TECH Expo

26 March 2025 -29 March 2025 | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Auditory Implants
Lilian Felipe, Associate Chair for the Doctor of Audiology Program, Lamar University, USABringing together over 3,000 professionals in hearing and balance healthcare, the highly anticipated annual conference from the American Academy of Audiology (AAA) served as a dynamic hub for...

Enhancing performance and well-being for surgeons: the science of life coaching

3 September 2024 |
Life coaching has emerged as a powerful personal and professional development tool, particularly for individuals navigating high-stakes environments. Life coaching emphasises self-awareness, self-management and self-efficacy, including establishing desired outcomes, goal setting and developing skills and action plans to achieve them....

New challenges ahead for the hearing aid industry

1 November 2014
Technological advancements empower the world to hear In an increasing age of connectivity, the hearing aid industry is headed into new territory. Previously, to wear hearing aids was simply a mark of ageing. Now hearing aids are smarter and, as...

Sushruta and Indian rhinoplasty

3 March 2021 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Rhinology / Sinus
Vijay Pothula explains rhinoplasty’s roots in ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine, and how it was introduced to the Western world. In 1794 The Gentleman’s Magazine published a surgical operation which was long established in India but unknown in Europe [1]. A...